1. Joy To The World2. We Three Kings3. Oh Christmas Tree4. Oh Holy Night5. Go Tell It On The Mountain6. The First Noel7. Auld Lang Syne8. Hark The Herald Angels Sing9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen10. Holy Holy Holy11. Angels We Have Heard On High12. Away In A Manger13. What Child Is This14. Silent Night

When your ears get tired of the seasonal bombast--Walls of Sound, Big Bands, echo drenched Indie Rock, and more sleigh bells than one should really have to endure in a lifetime of Decembers--"Christmas Please"fromJeffrey Phillip Nelsonmakes for a nice change of pace. Keeping it simple and acoustic, Nelson reels off 14 holiday favorites done up in an easygoing Folk style. On the uptempo numbers, he sometimes sounds like Nick Lowe unplugged. On the slower numbers, it's more like Jimmy Rodgers stripped down. My favorite from this collection is"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"which, after the first verse, gets a bit of a Spaghetti Western makeover. He gets extra points for pausing where the comma is betweenMerryandGentleman. They aren't Merry Gentlemen, kids, and never were. They are Gentleman whom the singer wishes to Rest Merry. Glad we could clear that up for you.

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